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Staff DAC Agenda 11-30-2022

Development Advisory Committee (DAC). Nov 30, 2022.

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MEMORANDUM City of Dover, Delaware Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7196 Fax: 302.736.4217 DATE: November 23, 2022 TO: Development Advisory Committee FROM: Planning Office SUBJECT: Distribution of Plans for Review and Meeting Announcement D.A.C. Meeting of Wednesday, November 30, 2022 The Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting for Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9:00 AM will be held both In-Person in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover and as a Virtual Meeting using WebEx. Regular DAC member participants will receive a specific invitation to attend meeting as a Panelist; see email for participation information. Public Participation Information To Attend City of Dover Staff Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) Meeting of November 30, 2022 Public Participation Information: Dial 1-650-479-3208 Event number/Access code: 2538 771 9278 Event Password: DoverStaffDAC Event Link: https://bit.ly/StaffDAC113022 The Planning Office will be providing the submitted Application to our Department and Agency reviewers (by paper copy and/or electronic copy) so that technical review can continue. Comments should be submitted electronically to the Planning Office via email directly to dmelson@dover.de.us or to compplan@dover.de.us. The Applicant Development Advisory Committee (D.A.C.) will also be held as an In-Person Meeting and as a Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 10:00AM with participation information to be released in the future. APPLICATION FOR REVIEW: 1. AX-22-03 Lands of Craig, Keller, and Burkett: Annexation of Three Parcels on West Denneys Road – Review of an Annexation Request and Rezoning Request for three parcels of land totaling 40.1157 +/- acres located on the north side of West Denneys Road. Parcel A: The parcel consists of 27.5834 +/- acres located on the north side of West Denneys Road and west of Carlisle Drive. The owners are George L. Craig Jr. and Deborah J. Craig. Property Address: 57 Rocky Road. Tax Parcel: ED-00-056.00-01- 40.00-000. The property is currently zoned AR (Agricultural Residential District) in

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Kent County. The proposed Zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residence Zone) and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). Parcel B: The parcel consists of 10.5661 +/- acres located on the north side of West Denneys Road and west of Carlisle Drive. The owners are Robert G. Keller and Gloria K. Keller. Property Address: 4085 W. Denneys Road. Tax Parcel: ED-00-056.00-01- 41.00-000. The property is currently zoned RM (Multifamily Residential District) in Kent County. The proposed Zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residence Zone) and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). Parcel C: The parcel consists of 1.9662 +/- acres located on the north side of West Denneys Road and west of Carlisle Drive. The owner is Bruce A. Burkett. Property Address: unaddressed parcel on W Denneys Road. Tax Parcel: ED-00-056.00-01-42.00- 000. The property is currently zoned AR (Agricultural Residential District). The proposed Zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residence Zone). The annexation category for the three parcels according to Dover’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan is Category 2: Priority Annexation Areas and the land use designation is Residential Medium Density. Proposed Council District 1. Ordinance #2022-25. The First Reading of this Annexation Request was held on November 14, 2022. Public Hearing before the Planning Commission is scheduled for December 19, 2022 and City Council on January 9, 2023. 2. S-22-16 Retail Store at 293 South Saulsbury Road – Review of a Site Development Plan to permit construction of a 9,100 SF, one-story retail building and associated site improvements. The proposed development is to be located on the undeveloped northern portion of the parcel already containing a retail building (convenience store) and associated fuel pumps (Royal Farms). The property is zoned C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) and subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the east side of South Saulsbury Road and north of W. North Street. The owner of record is West Dover Roadway, LLC. Property Address: 293 S. Saulsbury Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.11-01-43.00-000. Council District 4. This site was subject to Conditional Use Site Plan Application C-11-05 Royal Farms and Bank at 293 Saulsbury Road reviewed by Planning Commission in November 2011 with its Final Plan approval issued in February 2012 3. MI-22-05 Text Amendment: IPM-2 (Industrial Park and Manufacturing Zone) - Review of a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 20A – Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center (IPM-2), Section 20A and Article 12 – Definitions to include Vocational education facility. The proposed Ordinance outlines additional permitted land uses within the IPM-2 Zone to includeprinting, publishing, binding, and packaging, as well as various accessory uses. The Ordinance proposes adding several Conditional Uses to include Building contractor’s yard with restrictions; Vocational education facilities; Associated retail uses in conjunction with and accessory to a permitted use with restrictions; Craft distilleries and microbreweries with restrictions. The proposed Ordinance adds a purpose statement and includes guidelines and performance standards for the regulation of the above. Ordinance #2022-21. First Reading will be held by City Council on November 28, 2022 where the Public Hearing dates will be set for Planning Commission on December 19, 2022 and City Council on January 9, 2023.

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Note: Application S-22-14 Commerce Way Dover DE LLC Warehouse on Commerce Way was previously reviewed by the D.A.C. in October; it has been rescheduled for consideration at the December Planning Commission Meeting. CC: Planning Staff Electric Department Ryan Schroeder Matt Jordan Inspections Staff Parks & Recreation Jim Galvin Milton Melendez Fire Marshal Tax Assessor Kent County Mapping Todd Stonesifer City Manager Police Chief Beth Krumrine Office of State Planning Mayor Patricia Marney Jim Sullivan State Historic Preservation Office City Clerk Mark Nowak Robert Ehemann Capital School District City Council Dover Fire Chief Cathy Smith Caesar Rodney School District City Comptroller Jared Adkins Shane Breakie Andrea Maucher Sharon Duca Elaine Webb Vince Fiorelli Robert Hartman Jason Lyon Sarah Keifer

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